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Sex is the biological term and your teacher needs to know this correction!!
The Y chromosome determines the male sex, as the human morphology is female by default. The SRY control region on the Y chromosome begins it's activity to determine the male sex at about eight weeks into gestation.
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Where are the genes that determine gender found?
The genes that determines gender can be found in the Y chromosome.
What is the chromosome carried only by the sperm called?
The chromosome carried only by the sperm is called the Y chromosome, which determines the male gender when combined with the X chromosome from the egg during fertilization.
Which gamete determines the gender of the offspring in homosapians?
The sperm gamete determines the gender of the offspring in humans. Sperm carries either an X or a Y sex chromosome, while the egg always contains an X chromosome. If a sperm with an X chromosome fertilizes the egg, the offspring will be female (XX). If a sperm with a Y chromosome fertilizes the egg, the offspring will be male (XY).
Which gamete determines the gender of the young?
In humans females are homogametic and males are heterogametic. It is the male biological parent who contributes the sex chromosome that determines the sex of any child.Human females are XX and all their ova carry an X chromosome. Females always give their children an X chromosome.Human males are XY and half their spermatozoa carry an X chromosome and half carry a Y chromosome. Depending on the sex chromosome in its biological father's spermatozoon, a child receives an X or a Y chromosome from its biological father.If a child receives an X chromosome from its father she will be XX and a girl. If a child receives a Y chromosome from its father he will be XY and a boy.
What determines the gender of children?
the sperm cell that fertilizes ; y is a boy ; x is a girl
